Planning application
The Manor Staithe Road Ludham Norfolk NR29 5AB
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1: Ash - pollard to remove a dangerous branch and to balance the trunk
As published by the council, reference BA/2026/0248/TCAA
Application record
- Reference
- BA/2026/0248/TCAA
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 2 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 2 Sep 2026
- Ward
- St Benet Ward
- Parish
- Ludham Parish Council
- Postcode
- NR29 5AB
Comment by 24 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to The Broads Authority through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Sep 2026
Received by The Broads Authority
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3 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 28 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
The Broads Authority took a median of 43 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
What happens while it is decided
The process from here
This application is with The Broads Authority for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About this record
Reading the register
This page mirrors an entry on the statutory planning register that The Broads Authority is required to keep. The published feed for this record does not state which type of application it is, which is common for older entries and for some council systems; the register entry on the council portal will say, alongside the case officer and any consultation dates.
Every planning application follows the same broad path: submission, validation, publicity, then a decision by officers or committee. Our guide to planning application types explains the common types and what each can approve.
Nearby applications
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Manor Bungalow Staithe Road Ludham Norfolk NR29 5AB
T1: Yew - formative pruning to reduce height by half, from 16m to 8m. T2: Sycamore - remove. T3: Sycamore - removal of branches (see annotated photo). T4: Laburnum - prune to rejuvenate the tree. T5: Cedar - Formative pruning to reduce height by half, from 16m to 8m. T6: Yew - crown raise of 3 feet, crown reduction of 5 feet (reduction of approximately one third), height reduction of 8 feet. T7: Holly - height reduction of 10 feet and crown spread reduction of 4 feet. T8: Oak - remove. T10: Holly - reduce to 5 feet to enable it to grow as a hedge rather than a tree.
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St Catherines Church Norwich Road Ludham Norfolk
To prune back a small conifer in the church grounds to allow more light into a neighbouring property
Granted Trees 2 docs